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Committee discusses options for filling council vacancies, including using next-highest vote-getter
Summary
Members discussed whether to fill council vacancies by appointing the next-highest vote-getter from the previous election instead of holding a separate election or council appointment. The committee agreed to discuss the proposal further; no change was made.
The committee discussed an alder's proposal to fill certain council vacancies by seating the next-highest vote-getter from the previous ballot instead of holding a separate election or leaving the seat vacant for months.
Chair (S1) described past practice that sometimes required a new election when a mayoral election created a council vacancy; the speaker proposed "if we have extra people on the ballot, go with the most votes in order to fill that spot" instead of holding a separate election. Members clarified current ordinance (1-5-12) contemplates council appointment and said changing to an automatic next-place rule would require ordinance revision.
Committee members agreed this is a topic for further discussion and review of section 1-5-12; no ordinance change or vote occurred at the meeting.
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